Kumasi
Kumasi's plushest hotel has suitably elegant rooms and a host of upscale facilities, tennis court and pool included.
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Northern Cape
A superb campground with just six sites, all overlooking a water hole. Each site has its own ablutions and kitchen.
Botswana
On the north side of Female Hill, Malatso is rarely full and is a lovely bush campsite, albeit with no facilities.
Lesotho
The Cultural Village tourist complex has comfortable chalets and an appealing restaurant (mains M60 to M160).
Western Cape
This quiet, gracious Cape Edwardian home boasts a lovely garden, fantastic views and an excellent breakfast.
Réunion
This well-scrubbed gîte has four- to eight-bed dorms as well as a double. Bookings are essential.
Réunion
A cosy, well-run gîte with two six-bed dorms and one double (same price). Enjoy stupendous views.
Hermanus
The smart, comfortable rooms are set around a swimming pool. Owner-run, it's a friendly and welcoming spot.
Ghana
Simple chalets in lovely tropical gardens right next to the beach. There's regular live music by the pool.
Western Cape
There is charming self-catering accommodation dotted about the national park, some of which has sea views.
Sierra Leone
A community-run spot within the Sankofa Complex that has simple, clean rooms, with beautiful water views.
Maputo
This hotel on a busy corner in the baixa offers small, slick, modern rooms and a compact gym.
Limpopo
In a central Thohoyandou location and with bucket-loads of accommodation, this place has decent rooms.
Mauritius
CG Villas manages a sizeable collection of beach houses in the Poste de Flacq and Roches Noires area.
Toubkal National Park
Rooms with a touch of local style and a pleasant upstairs terrace, just west of the Amsouzert Bridge.
Cape Town
You can book township homestays and B&Bs though this community tourism organisation in Langa.
Franschhoek
A small, friendly guesthouse with good-quality rooms and stylish suites with stunning bathrooms.
Residencial da Universidade Pedagógica
Northern Mozambique
This university accommodation, with 14 simple, secure, good-value rooms, is in a quiet area.
Witsand Nature Reserve Camping
Northern Cape
Excellent campsites with electricity points and braai areas plus a shared pool and kitchen.
Dar es Salaam
Straightforward self-catering apartments adjoining the Slipway shopping complex.
Western Cape
There are pleasant campsites alongside the Breede River, some with electricity.
Gîte de la Rivière des Remparts – Morel Jacqueline
Réunion
A well-run gîte with 10- to 12-bed dorms. Bookings are essential.
Zambia
The sister property to Chongwe River Camp, this place is perched high above the Zambezi only 4km from the park entrance. On one side are eight fairly…
Middle Atlas
Twenty kilometres north of Midelt, this kasbah hotel-motel sits in large leafy grounds and offers a wide range of accommodation from rooms to family…
Lesotho
On the banks of the Malibamat’so River, this incongruous alpine chalet would look more at home in the Alps. It fills during winter with South African…
Southwestern Uganda
This tiny refuge from the world sits right on the shore of Lake Kasenda looking up at the steep hills on the other side. Considering how few people come…
Malawi
This rustic lodge has an edge-of-the-world feel (maybe it's the caged baboons outside), with lush gardens nestled in the shadow of the massif. There are…
Malawi
Occupying an old house with a psychedelic mishmash of keepsakes left by generations of travellers, this backpacker stalwart has a bar-restaurant, a TV…
eSwatini (Swaziland)
Framed by the Malolotja peaks, these quirky chalets are a blend of traditional Swazi materials (wattle and grass) and glass, with ethnic African interiors…
Lake Nkuruba Nature Reserve Community Campsite
Southwestern Uganda
One of the best-value places around, and set on a forested lake that's exceptionally pristine for these parts. The hilltop camp sports excellent views and…
Kenya
With a history that outdates the town itself, the Blue Post still retains a faint whiff of the colonial. Undoubtedly it was the prime location, with…
São Tomé
Set in spectacular jungle surroundings in the remote heart of the island, Pousada Bombaim occupies the central plantation house on the otherwise eerily…
Zambia
In between Kasanka National Park and the Bangweulu Wetlands is the Nakapalayo Tourism Project, a community initiative that allows tourists to experience…
Luxor
Charming family-run hotel in a modern building with spotless rooms, free wi-fi, a wonderful, lush exotic garden (perfect for breakfast, lunch or a drink),…
Malawi
One of eight forestry huts on Mulanje, Chinzama has a stunning location surrounded by mountains. It's equipped with benches, tables, two toilets and open…
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